Zipper-mouth face Emoji
Smileys
A yellow face with a closed zipper for a mouth. The design features a metal zipper slider at the center of the lips, suggesting the mouth is physically locked shut.
Usage Context
Used to signal that you are keeping a secret, have been told to keep quiet, or are choosing not to comment on a sensitive topic. It is frequently sent when someone wants to show they are biting their tongue or remaining tight-lipped about a situation. It is often paired with 🙊 to emphasize discretion.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2015, this emoji reflects the visual metaphor of a 'zipped lip' that gained popularity in early internet chat rooms and instant messaging platforms as a shorthand way to indicate a lack of permission or willingness to speak.
Details
Glyph
🤐
Unicode
U+1F910
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f910:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-neutral-skeptical
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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